Michael Johnson
32 UFC Fights | 50% Win Rate | 6 Finishes (38%)
Michael Johnson UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Michael Johnson is 16-16 in the UFC across 32 fights, with 6 wins by knockout and 10 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 24-20, 8-4 of it outside the UFC. Johnson competes at lightweight as a southpaw outfighter, standing 5'10" with a 73" reach at 40 years old. The last bout was a loss to Drew Dober by knockout in Mar 2026.
Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 88th percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (0.41/fight).
Michael Johnson's UFC win rate is 50% (16 of 32 fights), and 38% of those wins came by finish. Johnson averages 0.4 takedowns per fight at 39% accuracy and stops 81% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 24-20
- UFC Record
- 16-16
- Height
- 5'10"
- Reach
- 73"
- Age
- 40
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Last Fight
- L vs Drew Dober · KO/TKO · Mar 2026
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Michael Johnson's Last 5 Fights
Johnson is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Drew Dober · KO/TKO · R2 1:53 · UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 · Mar 2026
- Win vs Daniel Zellhuber · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 · Jul 2025
- Win vs Ottman Azaitar · KO/TKO · R2 2:03 · UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley · Dec 2024
- Win vs Darrius Flowers · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer · Feb 2024
- Loss vs Diego Ferreira · KO/TKO · R2 1:50 · UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill · May 2023
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Michael Johnson's UFC Fight History
32 UFC fights on record (16-16), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Drew Dober | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:53 | UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 | 2026-03-07 |
| W | Daniel Zellhuber | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 | 2025-07-19 |
| W | Ottman Azaitar | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:03 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley | 2024-12-14 |
| W | Darrius Flowers | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer | 2024-02-10 |
| L | Diego Ferreira | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:50 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill | 2023-05-20 |
| W | Marc Diakiese | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland | 2022-12-03 |
| L | Jamie Mullarkey | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev | 2022-07-09 |
| W | Alan Patrick | KO/TKO | R2 · 3:22 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic | 2022-05-14 |
| L | Clay Guida | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | 2021-02-06 |
| L | Thiago Moises | Submission | R2 · 0:25 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira | 2020-05-13 |
| L | Stevie Ray | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren | 2019-10-26 |
| L | Josh Emmett | KO/TKO | R3 · 4:14 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje | 2019-03-30 |
| W | Artem Lobov | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith | 2018-10-27 |
| W | Andre Fili | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick | 2018-08-25 |
| L | Darren Elkins | Submission | R2 · 2:22 | UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi | 2018-01-14 |
| L | Justin Gaethje | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:48 | The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale | 2017-07-07 |
| L | Khabib Nurmagomedov | Submission | R3 · 2:31 | UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor | 2016-11-12 |
| W | Dustin Poirier | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:35 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson | 2016-09-17 |
| L | Nate Diaz | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 | 2015-12-19 |
| L | Beneil Dariush | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux | 2015-08-08 |
| W | Edson Barboza | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir | 2015-02-22 |
| W | Melvin Guillard | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa | 2014-03-08 |
| W | Gleison Tibau | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:32 | UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 | 2013-12-28 |
| W | Joe Lauzon | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen | 2013-08-17 |
| L | Reza Madadi | Submission | R3 · 1:33 | UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi | 2013-04-06 |
| L | Myles Jury | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II | 2012-12-29 |
| W | Danny Castillo | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:06 | UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot | 2012-10-05 |
| W | Tony Ferguson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller | 2012-05-05 |
| W | Shane Roller | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis | 2012-01-28 |
| L | Paul Sass | Submission | R1 · 3:00 | UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson | 2011-10-01 |
| W | Edward Faaloloto | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:42 | UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry | 2011-06-26 |
| L★ | Jonathan Brookins | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale | 2010-12-04 |
How Johnson Ranks at Lightweight
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